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A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTED PLAY
ACTIVITIES ON LEVEL OF ANXIETY
AMONG HOSPITALIZED PRE-SCHOOL
CHILDREN AT SELECTED HOSPITALS
BANGALORE.
Mr.B.RAJESH M.Sc (N), Asst.professor, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad,Uttar
Pradesh.
Mrs. KANJUGAM JIBANLATA DEVI M.Sc (N), PG Tutor, Teerthanker Mahaveer University,
Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh.
ABSTRACT
The study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of selected play material on level of anxiety among
hospitalized preschool children at selected Hospitals Bangalore.The research design selected for the present
study was post-test only design group. It is a Quasi-experimental study.Non probability purposive
sampling techniques was adapted for the study. A sample of 60 Preschool children,3 to 6 years of age
group were selected for this study and FLACC behavioural scale was used to assess the level of anxiety .
The results says in the post test experimental group, majority of the subjects 14(46.7) had anxiety score
between (1-3) mild anxiety in experimental group and 25 (83.3) had score (7-10) severe anxiety in control
group. In comparison of the experimental and control group, the overall mean 2.77 and standard deviation
was 2.40 where as in the control group the overall mean 4.97 and standard deviation was 2.14. The student
‘t’ test value at p<0.05 was 3.74. So that null hypothesis (h01 ) is rejected and research hypothesis (h1) is
accepted which says that there is a significant difference in mean scores of level of anxiety among pre-
school children during hospitalization between two groups.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Selected Play activities, anxiety, Hospitalization.
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INTRODUCTION
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind, if encouraged, it cuts a channel into
which all other thought are drained.”
- Arthur somers roche
The Children are vitals to the nation present and its future. Parents grandparents aunts and uncle are usually
committed to providing every advantage possible to the children in their families and to ensure that they
are healthy and have opportunities, that they need to full fill their potential.1 Play is an integral part of the
hospitalized child’s plan of care. Play offers, the child, an opportunity or creative expression, diversion and
effective coping. In the hospitals a supervised play programme provides warm friendly atmosphere that
will help the child continue o grow and develop. In the larger hospital a child life specialist may co
ordinate the play programme. A place to play, suitable materials and others children to play with are
essential because play is a child way of learning toys materials and equipment and learning tools.2
Illness in child cause fear and anxiety in 4 to 6 years old children, According to parents 83% of preschool
or kindergarten-aged children suffers from different kind of anxiety symptoms related to hospital fear even
after a minor operation in a hospital. Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth
and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger
than the age of majority.3
In hospital setting, children often experience anxiety that can be associated with negative emotional and
psychological implications. Anxiety in children with acute and chronic disease is a major public health
problem that has been increasing over the last 20 years. Hospitalized children required more recreational
play because illness and hospitalization constituate crisis in a child's life and since this situation are fraught
with over whelming stress, children's need to play out their fears and anxieties as a means of coping with
this stress. Play also help temporarily to divert their mind pain and anxeity.3
According to Whaley and Wong's, school children easily distracted even though they have different
temperaments. In order to decrease the anxiety experience during procedures divisional activities in the
form of play, game, radio, video- cassette recorder and television can be used. Cartoon movies are
successful diversion for a child who is hospitalized.4
Play promotes healing and helps the child to cope with stressful experiences. The attitudes and feeling that
children reveals in their play are full of meaning. Every opportunity should be afforded the hospitalized
child to use play and other expensive activities to lessen stress, thus promoting healthy resolution of the
negative aspects of the hospital experiences. The child can find acceptable outlets for hostilities through
play activities.5
The proper selection of toys can provide constructive, educational stimulating , relaxing, divisional, or
therapeutic value. Play is an essential element in the development of healthy individuals; childhood play is
an integral part of the development process in young children. Its occurs spontaneously in children and
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gives then an important medium for informal learning play is not a purposeless activity serving only to pass
the childhood hours, it is a vital factor in intellectual, social, and emotional development of a child6.
The way a child naturally express himself\herself is through their play. Often we find that the child who is
confronted with a major life adjustment. Play therapy is designed to help children grow up as happy and
well adjusted as possible.7
Play for most hospitalized children centres around self and stressful situations as perceived by the child and
is restricted in terms of what the environment and physical limitations of the child present. One who had an
expert knowledge of children and play equipment is useful to plan purposeful play programs or play
sessions fir the special needs of hospitalized children. Such collaboration will insure that play will be
carried out in a consistent growth-promoting manner. For some children, hospitalization is a challenging
experience that promotes a sense of competence. For other children, hospitalization is an experience that
results in a negative outcomes. Nurse can use play to provide paediatric patients with emotional and
cognitive growth-promoting activities which facilitate a more positive hospital experience and long- term
outcome.22
Several studies have shown that therapeutic play is effective in decreasing anxiety and fears for children
from the time of admission to immediately after surgery and to the time of discharge. Accordingly, in
studies where children were preferred therapeutic play, they exhibited greater co-operation during stressful
procedure and were more willing to return to the hospitals for further treatment.
Hence, the investigator keeping the above view felt that the selected play therapy will help the children
to be more comfortable in hospital environment.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The quantitative research approach was adopted in this study. Non – probability purposive sampling
technique was adopted in selecting samples (n=60). The tool used for the study is standard scale,It is
organized as Section I- Socio demographic data, Section II- FLACC Scale was used as a tool to assess the
level of anxiety among children who are admitted. This tool includes five categories of pain bahaviour ,
including facial expression, leg movement, activity, cry, consolability. Ten experts constituting three
psychiatrists, two psychologists and five mental health nursing personnel were validated the Tool.
The Karl Pearson Co-efficient correlation method was used to check Reliability. 10% of the samples
obtained subject for reliability co efficient using Split Half method considering the Karl Pearson’s co
efficient formula. The computed reliability coefficient of the tool found to be 0.9443 which is higher than
the standard value of 0.07.Hence the tool considered found to be most reliable and take for conducting the
main study.. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
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RESULTS
SECTION1: : OVER ALL AND ASPECT WISE BEHAVIOURAL ANXEITY LEVEL AMONG
EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
TABLE-1
Table 1: Experimental group level of anxiety
N=60
Level of Anxiety
Experiment group
No. of children %
Relaxed and comfortable 8 26.67%
Mild anxiety 12 40.00%
Moderate anxiety 8 26.67%
Severe anxiety 2 6.66%
Total 30 100.00%
The above table, shows in the post test experimental group, majority of the children 26.67% are having
Relaxed and comfortable level of score, 40.00% are having mild anxiety level ,26.67% of them are having
moderate anxiety level, 6.66% are having severe level of anxiety.
GRAPH 1: EXPERIMENTAL GROUP LEVEL OF ANXEITY
26.67%
40.00%
26.67%
6.66%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Relaxed andcomfortable
Mild anxiety Moderate anxiety Severe anxiety
% o
f ch
ildre
n
EXPERIMENT GROUP LEVEL OF ANXIETY
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Table- 2
Table -2 Control group level of anxiety
N=60
Level of Anxiety
Control group
No. of children %
Relaxed and comfortable 2 6.67%
Mild anxiety 4 13.33%
Moderate anxiety 18 60.00%
Severe anxiety 6 20.00%
Total 30 100.00%
The above table, shows in the post test control group,6.67% are having Relaxed and comfortable level of
score, 13.33% are having mild anxiety level ,60.00% of them are having moderate anxiety level, 20.00%
are having severe anxiety level .
GRAPH 2: CONTROL GROUP LEVEL OF ANXEITY
6.67%13.33%
60.00%
20.00%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Relaxed andcomfortable
Mild anxiety Moderate anxiety Severe anxiety
% o
f ch
ildre
n
CONTROL GROUP LEVEL OF ANXIETY
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TABLE- 3
Table-3 COMPARISON OF LEVEL OF ANXIETY AMONG PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN
N=60
Level of anxiety
Respondents Chi square test
Experiment Control
n % n %
Relaxed and
comfortable 8 26.67% 2 6.67%
2=12.52 P=0.01**(S)
Mild anxiety 12 40.00% 4 13.33%
Moderate anxiety 8 26.67% 18 60.00%
Severe anxiety 2 6.66% 6 20.00%
Total 30 100.00% 30 100.00%
The above table shows the comparision the level of anxiety experienced by pre- school children during
hospitalization in experimental and control group by using FLACC behavioural anxiety scale.
In experiment, 26.67% are having Relaxed and comfortable level of score, 40.00% are having mild
anxiety level , 26.67% of them are having moderate anxiety level, 6.66% are having severe anxiety level
In control, 6.67% are having Relaxed and comfortable level of score, 13.33% are having mild anxiety
level , 60.00% of them are having moderate anxiety level, 20.00% are having severe anxiety level. There is
a significant difference between Experiment and Control group. It was assessed by using chi square test.
TABLE- 4
Table-4 COMPARISON OF MEAN ANXIETY SCORE BETWEEN EXPERIMENT AND
CONTROL GROUP OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN N=60
Group No. of
children
Anxiety
Mean±
SD
Mean
difference
Mean± SD
Student’s independent
t-test
Experiment 30 2.77 ±
2.40
2.20 t=3.74 P=0.005***
DF = 59, significant Control 30 4.97 ±
2.14
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*** very high significant at P≤0.005
Inference.:
The calculated value of children t-test came out to be 2.77, which was more than the table value at 0.05
levels i.e.,1.96. So that null hypothesis (H01) is rejected and research hypothesis is accepted which says that
there was a significant difference between in anxiety level among experimental and control group.
Graph-3: BOX-PLOT compares the anxiety score between experiment and control group of pre-school
children.
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TABLE- 5
Table-5 EFFECTIVENESS AND GENERALIZATION OF PLAY ACTIVITY
N=60
Max
score
Mean
score
% of mean
score
Mean
Difference of
anxiety score
with 95%
Confidence
interval
Percentage Difference
of anxiety score with
95% Confidence
interval
Experiment 10 2.77 27.7% 2.20(1.02 – 3.37) 22.0%(10.2% –33.7%)
Control 10 4.97 49.7%
The experiment group children are having 22% less than control group children anxiety score. This
difference shows the effectiveness selected play activities on level of anxiety among the hospitalized pre-
school children by comparing the experimental and control group.
Differences and generalization of play activity score between experimental and control group score was
calculated using and mean difference with 95% CI and proportion with 95% CI. In this study
effectiveness of the study is point estimate of 22.00% and interval estimate is 10.2% to 33. 7%. It means in
this similar setup of the study, whom ever conducted , 95 % we can assure , effectiveness of the study will
lies between 10.2% to 33. 7% anxiety score reduction.
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SECTION-II
Section-II: Association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level among
experimental and control group of preschool children.
TABLE-6
Table -6 Association between level of anxiety and demographic variables (experiment) group
N=60
Demographic variables
Level of anxiety Sa
mpl
e(N
)
Chi square
test Relaxed
and
comfortable
Mild
anxiety
Moderate
anxiety
Severe
anxiety
N % N % N % N %
Age 3yrs 4 44.4 4 44.4 1 11.2 0 0.0 9 2=19.59P=0.0
5*(NS) 4yrs 4 28.6 5 35.7 5 35.7 0 0.0 14
5yrs 0 0.0 2 50.0 2 50.0 0 0.0 4
6yrs 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 2 66.7 3
Gender Male 8 72.7 0 0.0 3 27.3 0 0.0 11 2=3.42
P=0.33 (NS) Female 0 0.0 12 63.2 5 26.3 2 10.5 19
Education
status
Play
group 4 57.1% 3
42.9
% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7
2=35.05
P=0.05* (S)
Nursery 4 33.3% 6
50.0
% 2 16.7% 0 0.0% 12
LKG 0 0.0% 3
33.4
% 6 66.6% 0 0.0% 9
UKG 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2
100.0
% 2
Religion Hindu 4 44.4% 3
33.3
% 2 22.3% 1
11.1
% 9
2=2.39
P=0.08 (NS)
Muslim 2 20.0% 4
40.0
% 3 30.0% 1
10.0
% 10
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Christian 2 18.3% 4
36.4
% 3 27.3% 0 0.0% 11
Type of family Nuclear 4 33.3% 5
41.7
% 3 25.0% 0 0.0% 12
2=1.03
P=0.79 (NS)
Joint 0 0.0% 7
50.0
% 5 35.7% 2
14.3
% 14
Others 4 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4
No.of siblings None 3 33.3% 4
44.5
% 1 11.1% 1
11.1
% 9
2=10.45P=0.3
2(NS)
One 2 18.2% 7
63.6
% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 11
Two 2 22.2% 1
11.1
% 5 55.6% 1
11.1
% 9
three or
more 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1
care giver of
child
Mother 8 72.7% 0 0.0% 3 27.3% 0 0.0% 11 2=13.31
P=0.05* (S) Father 0 0.0% 7
58.3
% 3 25.0% 2 0.0% 12
Grandpar
ents 0 0.0% 5
71.4
% 2 28.6% 0 0.0% 7
child admission
status
Stable 8 57.1% 3
21.4
% 3 21.4% 0 0.0% 14
2=13.42
P=0.01** (S)
Sick 0 0.0% 9
56.3
% 5 31.3% 2
12.5
% 16
previous history
of
hospitalisation
Yes 4 28.5% 7
50.0
% 3 21.5% 0 0.0% 14
2=1.77
P=0.62 (NS)
No 4 25.0% 5
31.3
% 5 31.3% 2
12.5
% 16
immunisation
status
Complete 5 29.4% 8
47.1
% 4 23.5% 0 0.0% 17
2=2.22
P=0.53 (NS)
Incomplet
e 3 17.9% 4
30.8
% 4 30.8% 2
15.4
% 13
*Significant at 5% level, NS:Non- Significant
To determine the association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level of
experiment group among pre school children with their selected socio-demographic variables null
hypothesis (H02 )was developed i.e., there is no significant association on level of anxiety among pre
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school children during hospitalization with selected socio demographic variables of experimental
group.
The level of significance was set at 0.05 levels.In order to determine association between demographic
variables and behavioural anxiety level with their selected demographic variables the chi-square test (x2)
was computed.
TABLE- 7
Table -7 Association between level of anxiety and demographic variables (control) group
N=60
Demographic variables
Level of anxiety Sam
ple
(N)
chi square test
Relaxed and
comfortable Mild anxiety
Moderate
anxiety
Severe
anxiety
N % N % N % N %
Age 3yrs 1 8.3 2 16.7 8 66.7 1 8.3 12 2=9.41P=0.4
0(NS) 4yrs 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 81.8 2 18.2 11
5yrs 1 25.0 1 25.0 1 25.0 1 25.0 4
6 yrs 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 2 66.7 3
Gender Male 1 7.7 1 7.7 5 38.5 6 46.2 13 2=6.80
P=0.08 (NS) Female 1 5.9 3 17.6 13 76.5 0 0.0 17
Education status Play
group 1 16.7 2 33.3 3 50.0 0 0.0 6
2=11.20
P=0.26 (NS)
Nurser
y 0 0.0 1 7.7 10 76.9 2 15.3 13
LKG 1 14.3 0 0.0 5 71.4 1 14.3 7
UKG 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 3 75.0 4
Religion Hindu 1 9.1 3 27.3 7 63.6 0 0.0 11 2=9.10
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*Significant at 5% level NS: Non-Significant
Musli
m 0 0.0 0 0.0 6
100.
0 0 0.0 6
P=0.09 (NS)
Christi
an 1 7.7 1 7.7 5 38.5 6 46.2 13
Type of family Nuclea
r 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 81.3 3 18.7 16
2=11.78
P=0.07 (NS)
Joint 1 9.1 2 18. 5 45. 3 27.2 11
Others 1 33.3 2 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 3
No.of siblings None 2 33.3 2 33.3 2 33.4 0 0.0 6 2=12.98P=0.
16(NS) One 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 78.6 3 21.4 14
Two 0 0.0 2 25.0 3 37.5 3 37.5 8
three
or
more
0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.
0 0 0.0 2
care giver of child Mother 0 0.0 4 36.4 7 63. 0 0.0 14 2=10.15
P=0.10 (NS) Father 2 16.7 0 0.0 8 66.7 2 16.7 10
Grandp
arents 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 42.9 4 57.1 6
child admission
status
Stable 1 6.3 3 18.7 12 75.0 0 0.0 16 2=5.70
P=0.12 (NS) Sick 1 7.1 1 7.1 6 42.9 6 42.9 14
previous history
of hospitalisation
Yes 1 9.1 3 27.3 7 63.6 0 0.0 11 2=3.99
P=0.26 (NS) No 1 5.3 1 5.3 11 57.9 6 31.7 19
immunisation
status
Compl
ete 0 0.0 4 26.7 10 66.7 1 6.6 15
2=5.88
P=0.12 (NS)
Incomp
lete 2 13.3 0 0.0 8 53.3 5 33.3 15
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To determine the association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level of
experiment group among pre- school children with their selected socio-demographic variables null
hypothesis (H02 )was developed i.e., there is no significant association on level of anxiety among pre -
school children during hospitalization with selected socio demographic variables of experimental
group.
The level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. In order to determine association between demographic
variables and behavioural anxiety level with their selected demographic variables the chi-square test (x)
was computed.
DISCUSSION:
In the post test experimental group, majority of the subjects 14(46.7) had anxiety score between (1-3)
mild anxiety in experimental group and 25 (83.3) had score (7-10) severe anxiety in control group.
In comparison of the experimental and control group, the overall mean 2.77 and standard deviation was
2.40 where as in the control group the overall mean 4.97 and standard deviation was 2.14. The student
‘t’ test value at p<0.05 was 3.74. So that null hypothesis (h01 ) is rejected and research hypothesis (h1) is
accepted which says that there is a significant difference in mean scores of level of anxiety among pre-
school children during hospitalization between two groups.
When an association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level among experimental
and control group is considered, there was statistically significant association found with socio
demographic variables age( x=14.81*, d f=2) gender (x=7.55*,d f=2), history of previous hospitalization
(x= 9.11*,d f=2) in experimental group; gender (x=6.86*,d f=2),type of family (x= 7.85 *,d f=2)in control
group. Hence, null hypothesis no association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level
among experimental and control group is rejected. The research hypothesis H2,”There was a significant
association on behavioural anxiety level among pre-school children during hospitalization with
selected socio-demographic variable of experimental and control group.” is accepted.
CONCLUSION
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of selected play activities on level of
anxiety among preschool children at selected hospital in Bangalore. The sample were allotted to two
groups-experimental and control with 30 sample each. The sample in the experimental group received the
intervention of selected play activities and sample in control group received no intervention.
The finding s of the study in post test showed that, the majority of the subject,25 ( 83.3% )had score
(7-10)severe discomfort in control group and 14(46.7% ) in the experimental group had anxiety score
(1-3) mild discomfort.
When the comparision of behavioural pain among experimental and control group, the calculated
value of student t-test came out to be 2.79,which was more than the table value at 0.05 levels i.e.,
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.Hence, null hypothesis (H01) is rejected and research hypothesis (H1) is accepted which says
that there was a significant difference in mean score of behavioural anxiety level among pre-
school children during hospitalization between experimental and control group.
When an association between demographic variables and behavioural anxiety level among
experimental and control group is considered, there was statistically significant association found
with socio demographic variables age( x=14.81*, d f=2) gender (x=7.55*,d f=2), history of previous
hospitalization (x= 9.11*,d f=2) in experimental group; gender (x=6.86*,d f=2),type of family (x=
7.85 *,d f=2)in control group. Hence, null hypothesis no association between demographic variables
and behavioural anxiety level among experimental and control group is rejected. The research
hypothesis H2,”There was a significant association on behavioural anxiety level among pre-
school children during hospitalization with selected socio-demographic variable of experimental
and control group.” is accepted.
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